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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-02

SPLENDID LIVERY

For the season of 1886, Burke's splendid Liy-
erv is even in finer condition than ever His
elegant match teams, new and fine vehicles
and sly sh turnouts, are the pride the city and
THE BEST IN THE so U7H.
At the stable is fine pair of Fairbanks scales
where horses can be weighed.
also keep on hand q fine selection of Riding
and Driving Horses, for sale at reasonable
prices. Also. ioS Of secondhand Omni-
buses Carriages, buggies and wagons of
every description, III excellent condition,
which will be sold or traded on accommodate
Parties visiting the city can have their horses
fed by day, week, or month on moderate terms
Have also turned part of my place into a
hitched and we'll taken care of as cheapIy as
anywhere in the city.
also our Baggage Transfer.-Parties can have
their baggage called for at any time of day or
night; will receive prompt attention. Gail at
the old stand Respectfully,
sep9 ApWAED BURKE.
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FACTS Foe BUSINESS MEN.

Monthly Prayer Meeting every third
Sunday afternoon in the different churches
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VIRGINIA w. c. Il. u.

I
"Motto We shall reap if we faint not. y
Pres.-lArs. w. II. Peasants, Richmond
Cor Sec-Miss Lon A. Kern, Winchester
Rec Sec-Miss M e Crenshaw. Richmond
Tres-Mrs LCochran-univ Va.
Vice Presidents
Ms G j Hughes. Loudoun co Miss
Georgia Dlggs. Albemarle; Mrs j w New
ton. Augusta Mrs John Paul. Rocking
ham Miss Lizzie Shumate, Frederic
Miss Maggie Hopewell Shenandoah; Miss
Mary E. Cloud, Warren; MrsJ d Winfree,
Campbell; Miss Mary j White, South
ampton.
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WILL pAY person wishing to purchase 4
GiOthin% to come one hundred miles
We say as matter of fact, we have the largest
and most complete Stock of Fine Clothing in
Augusta county, and conduct our business
on sucn principles that 1t must commend itself
to every fair-minded person, viz:
LIST. We believe in homes and fair deal
inSs.
end We mark all our goods in plain
figures.
3raa We have but one price for all,
4tn we guarantee our prices to be low
er than amy other house.
And last, bit not teast,-we proudly proclaim,
our line OF Fine clothing and FURNISHING Goods
nave not their equal in assortment fit duality
SYKES ana Workmanship i'll this section: this is
no hs poast OF eurs,-ask your neighbors and
Inc pest people in Augusta, who keeps the hest
and finest Clothing and Furnishing Goods in
Staunton. and they will say, you must 90, for
Inc best assortment of Fine Clothing, Neck
wear' anlrGs Hats, Cuffs, Collars, and Under
wear " novelties for men, children and boys 10
n, A. LOEB lS CO.
House, IL AIrGIrsTa STpErT iihs
TAG . STAUNToN VA.
JAS. A ARMENTRoUT, Manager
SAM l. H. COHEN; Salesman.
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Noon hour for prayer.

Thursday afternoon at O'Clock: hour
OF prayer for the temperance work in eve
~ country. To this meeting all who are
interested in the cause are earnestly in
vited. And we ask of those who have sent
requests for prayer and who cannot unite
with us IN person, that they will meet
with us at the Throne of Grace in spirit
at this hour.
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son Sundays, to Harrisonburg only
tCOnnects at Lexington with r. q A, R.R for
Lynchburg and Richmond
CONNECTIONS.
Train 40 connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express trains for Cincinnati ST.
Louis. Chicago, and all points West, Northwest
and Southwest.
Train 400 connects at Lexington with r. & A.
II. r. Il. for Lvnchburg, Rich mond and the South
For rates, tickets, baggage checks, apply TO
any office of the Il o. II. r., to G. f.. DUD-
ROW, Travelling Passenger Agt, Stanton Va.
W. M. CLEMENS,
e. X. LORD, Manager.
Gen. Pass. Agt.
A. H. JOHNSON. Supt. Valley Branch.
DICHMOND & ALLEGHANY Il. r..
Schedula of trainS In effect Mar 18th 1887 1EsH
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WARRENToN. Trains Nos. so. 81, 81, SIS, SIS and
SO connect daily to and from Warrenton.
FRANKLIN pIvISIoN-Daily except Sunday
leave Rocky Mount $40 o. N. Arrive crank
lin JUNCTION II 10 q. ~. Leave franklin juno
ton $50 p N. Arrive at Rocky Mount 1890 p. m.
GORpoNSyILL E.-Tralns leave Orange for
Gordonsv1lle 1l:53 AM, 2aO p. NJ. ana e2O 2. M.
daily, and SID IN. daily except Sunday. Re-
turning, leave GOrdnnsyille for Orange 7.55 A. M
Lbs T. NJ. and 1870 +. NJ. daily, 'and Ii A. M daily
except Sunday.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On trains Nos. 50 and 81, Pullman Buffet
Sleepers between New York ana Atlanta,
via. Danvills,
On trains No. So and s. Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers between Washington and Montgomery aud
Washington and Aiken, via Danville.
On trains No. 81 and SO Pullman Sleepers
between Washington and Louisville, and Char
lOttesville and Cincinnati.
On trains Nos. 81 and SO Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers between Washington and Little, via Lynch
burg and Memphis.
On trains Nos. So and IS Pullman Buffet
Sleepers between Washinfiton and New Or
leans, via lynchhpYg ana keHnesaW route.
Through tickets on sale AT the principal sta
tions to all points. For rates or Information
apply to any agent of the Company, or to
Us. p. THOMPSON, A, G.P,A,,
Alexandria, Va.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, q. r. A., Washington, D. G.
SOL. HAAS Traffic Master,
mar 81
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DAILY.

10, makes close connection at Waynesboro
trains.
No. 4 has Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
Chattanooga TO New York (without change) via
no anoke, Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
No. makes through connection via Shenan-
doah junction and Il -. n, Il, for Washing
ton and Baltimore. and at Hagerstown with w
NJ Railroad for baltimore, and G. " Railroad
for Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York.
o. HOWARD ROYER
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent,
DAVID w. FLICKWIR Roanoke Va
superintendent, Roanoke Va
c. M FUTrERER Pass. Agt. Haserstown, Md
mar 81 "
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Trg | MSELF A G Al N !
eAgA
TOM BURKE OF OURS

n@3~ At the Old Stand. ~g9a
Having purchased the stock &c. of Mr. J. g.
Scheffer, tom BURKE or OURS" the peo-
pies favorite, las re-opened the old stand, and
with large and elesant stock is prepared to
meet the wants of all his friends.
THE BAR
is supplied with an extensive and superior
lule Of goods, including the best brands on the
market.
TEse Restaurant and Lodging Department
VIII be under the observation-disclosures of MRS
BtfRKE and viii be conducted With the purpose
OF afford ing The comforts Of Il i.ouie ~ fusto-
mers aai The public Neatness and order viii
he characteristic and no ground whatever will
be left for complaint.
The old establishment has been lenodeied
and pu5 in thorough repair and at it will be
found IA hearty welcome for al.
apr 2i-tf.
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1t is fact that at the very time the
people of this Nation were crying "hard
times" one year ago, the citizens of Maine,
according to official records, were deposit
ing more money In the savings banks than
in any other period since the State was
formed.
1t is fact that in Providence, r. l.,
where prohibition went into effect July |,
the arrests, according to the report OF the
Chief Of Police were as follows Feb,
5S3; March, 554; April, 592: May, 527;
June, SIS; July, 2o3.
1t is a fact that in Atlanta, where pro
hibition went into force July l, in spite of
all the lying newspaper reports in regard
to the injury to the financial prosperity Of
the city, the tax commissioner recently
decreased the tax rate from 40 cents on the
800 to 80 cents.
And coming nearer home, it is fact
that on last Rockingham Court day, not
an arrest was made in Harrisonburg, nor 2
drunken man seen upon the streets, except
one who went from Staunton-and he re-
turned home sober in the EVENING" state
of affairs unknown heretofore in that
town.
An ounce of Fact is worth ton of
Logic.
The liquor men of Atlanta, Ga. have
offered to pay 81 900. apiece for the priv
ilege of selling liquor in that city. Sill
prohibition does not prohibit.
Some Southern towns that have adopted
prohibition report their trade in Womens
and children's clothing to have increased
500 per cent. since the saloons were driven
out.
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FLOWERS FLGWER5i FLoWERsI

FLOWERS! FLGWERSi FLOwERSt
Our Green houses
LEWIS STREET.,
Near Mr.. John Fallons Vegetable Gargen.
are now ready for inspection, and we ask a call
from those interested in beautiful flowers
Among the many varieties to Which we call
special attention are such as RIOS ES, EV-
ER BLOOMING HYBRIDS, CLIMBERS, and
GREENHOUSE and HEppING PLANTS.
Also a handsome stock of evergrsens and fruit
trees Parties at a distance can send their or
ders by mail, winch will be given prompt al
tention.
8D- Designs in Cut Flowers specaty,~Ie
Mr.. e. w. kidwell, the well known florist is
with us. Respectfully.
TANNEHILL & FALLON
RH-Mr. Faiiol viii have q large and varied
assortment of ToIaaLa, Cabbage, Celery and
other plants for s4le as early as the season per-
mils planting. mar II
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baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD.
Time Table In Effect Jan. 30th 1887 until fnr
ther notice.
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DIEDMONT AIRLINE.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE r. R. Co.
Condensed Schedule in effect March 10, 1887 :.
Tains run by 18th Meridian time.
CO Round \ NJ s. Ne Ne 50 No So, e. No 81,
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Highest Gegree Of quality insures-owest cost
ard best work.
The price per gallon higher but quantity
needed is less than If other paints were Gsed.
Any building that is not satisfactorily 2pa.nt-
ed with it Or upon which SIS use has not cost
less than if other paints had been used viii 30
repainted at expense. For sale by
HUGHES & ROBINSON, sole Agts.,
stanton, Va.
mar31-6m
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| *Daily tDaily except Sunday.
Trains on buckingham railroad branch leave
Bre mo Bluff for Avron daily except Sunday at
daily except sunday at 6:is am and 10 pm.
Sleeping cars attached to trains Nos. and 10
| between Lynchburg and Richmond.
| CONNECTIONS.-At Clifton Forge with G. &
| o. Ry for the South. West and Northwest. AT
| Lynchburg with the N. Il w. Rv. for all points
South. Southeast and Southwest " NJ Ry.
| for all points North and South. AT Richmond
! with Associated Railways for all points in the
South, and r., +. 4 + r. T. for al points North
At Lexington with the b. & O. r, K making
! close connection at Earper's Ferry to and from
Pittsburg and the west also to points North
and East. For further information apply to
| j. w, STARRlTr, Agent,
J. r. MACMURDO. G. p A., Richmond, Va.
! mar 81
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TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT
EDITED BY TILE WOMAN's CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION.
WORLDS w. G. T. U.

WORLD S w. G. T. U.
Motto For God, Home and Every Land.
OFFICERS,
President-Mrs. Margaret Lucus, Lon
don, England.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Mary
Leayitt, Box 2647, San Francisco, Cal.
Vice Presidents
United States-Miss F. E. Willard.
Canada-Mrs. Letltia Y oumans.
Hawaiian Islands-Mrs. DR.. Whitney.
lndla-Miss M. W. Leitch.
Iurkey-Mrs w. E. Locke.
SWeden-Mad. Anderson Mizerhelm.
Organizers
Mrs. Marg't E. Parker, Warrington Eng.
MISS Charlotte A. Gray, London, Eng.
Secretary
Eng.-Miss Mary w. Costello, London.
America-Mrs. FL. w. Smith, Phil, Pa.
Treasurer:
England-Mrs. Jas. Greyson.
America Miss Esther Pugh Chicago, III.
Sup't Dep Press
Mrs. Mary y. Willard Berlin, Ger.
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#Connects with No. 4, leaving Harper's Ferry
at 440 a M, arrives at Baltimore 7:S0 am.
Traditional mixed trains leave Harrisonburg
at $3.50 a. m. and - 100 noon. arriving at Harpers
Ferry at ass p. m. and 9:15 p m.
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Mr.. CHAs. FRETwELI., who has had ample ez-
perience in the Wall Papering, Widow Shade
will use his best endeavors TO give satisfaction.
augl9-lY ID. 81 Co.
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NATIONAL W. c. 7. U.
Pres.-Mss. Frances E Willard illinois,
&. Sec Mrs. Caroline b. Buell., Illinois.
II. Sec.-Mrs. MarvA. Woodbridge, Ohio.
Asst sec.--L. M. N, Stevens, Maine,
Treas. Miss Esther Pugh, Illinois
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All the saloons at Hot Springs. Ark,
are closed through the enforcement of tile
three mile prohibitory order
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10 20am Ar Washington LVl 2 3a pm A. M
0 o. pm o % 6 - Alexandria Ar 2 as g 3 90
6 SIS I" s Is 4" q Manassas " 4 90 :" 81
l 80 D." 62l /" " Front Royal '' 81 I" 10 90
03 @ 6 10 +" g RiyertOn " 9 IS " 10 10
II 90 m. 5 As g IIV Strasburg 80 7 05 " III 40
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"What can we use TO clean carpets p
Use your husband.
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Schedule of trains In effect Mar 18Th. 1857 Il
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-08
A Western Wild Goose Story.

II want to tell you little story about
my boy out in Newbraskey," said an
old farmer in the smoking car to the
party of drummers who had been tell
ing him some pretty tall yarns. s:My
boy is a good deal of a genius in his
way, femme tell you, and none of 'em
gets ahead of him. T'other dav he rig
ged up kite. It was the biggest kite
I'd ever setseyes. on. It was about six
feet wide an twice as long, an on the
top OF it my boy placed a. few green
branches which he'd cut from cotton
wood tree. '4V hat s them fer?' Iinquir-
ed. 'Neveryou mind, dad says he;
L know what I'm about And by gosh!
he did, He flew that kite up in the air,
an stood watchin' of it for a long time,
when I says to him: You'd better put
that thing down, now, an get to work.
'Lemme alone, dad, he replied, I'll
git thar yet And, by gosh! he did.
The next time I looked at him he was
a-hauling in on the kite line, with a
smile on his face as broad as q furrer.
When the kite came down near the
ground saw what he was a-smilin' at,
an twas enough to make body smile,
too. Any you fellers want tie guess
what was on that kite?'
None of the drummers wanted to
guess and the old man continued his
story. Sen.
"Wall, sir, a-settin' on the top O.
that kite was eleven O. the purtiest
wild geese we ever saw, Yes, sir, elev-
Ell on 'em. You see, the geese was
flynn north putty thick, an my boy had
got up this scheme to catch EN- There
amt many trees out our way, an after q
atgoose has been flynn purity steady all
day he gets kind O. tired like, an looks
around for a place to sit down an rest.
That's just what my boy was countin'
on when he built that kite. By offerin'
the geese place to stop an rest, an
by smearin' the top O. the kite with
tar, so their feet would stick so fast
they couldn't get away, he did the bust
ness. By gosh! but it was fun to pull
them geese in. just as fast rs we could
send the kite'up and pull her down
again we got from ten to dozen geese,
an in four days we captured six car
loads, an Tn takin' 'em to Chicago
now to sell. None O you smart, story
te'lin' fellers don't happen to know
what wild geese is with now in the
Chicago market, do YEP" Chicago
Herald.
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A ParalyZed Farmer.

A Detroit butcher named Joe Will
etts was up in Mecosta County a few
days ago to see some relatives. Joe is
built after the old-style architecture
one story and a basement-and any
man who picks him mp for consump-
tive is bound to feel sad over the mis-
take. While out riding one day with a
friend he came across a farmer who
was trying to "yank'' stump out OF
the ground with yoke of feeble look
ing steers. The stump had begun to
give but the steers strained and
twisted and pulled and couldn't bud ge
it another inch.
what are you trying to do?" asked
Joe as he stopped his horse.
Trying to pull out this internal
stump SIR was the reply.
s'And the steers can't do it?;'
''No, nor any other yoke in these
parts. til take pound of gunpow-
der to lift that stump
'Shoo! now, but take off your cattle.
Il b { =
Pm something on the pull myself
You! Say, do I look like fool? You
can drive on, stranger
But Joe jumped down, slipped the
chain off the yoke, drove the steers to
one side, and then walked over to the
stump and sad:
sometimes the dirt flies over. half
an acre of ground. Better shade Your
eyes. =
With that he spit on his hands,
clasped his arms around the stump,
and without a bulge OF his eyes he lift
ed the whole thing out of the earth and
flung it aside with the remark:
s'Shouldn' like any better fun than
to pull those steers backwards over the
fence, but we must be going now. So
long, old man.
And he climbed in and drove of. At
a bend in the road half mile away
they looked back. The farmer stood
there, mouth open and eyes as big as
Bermuda onions, and when they wav-
ed their hats at him he never moved a
hair. He couldn't. He was paral. zed.
Free Press.
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Jay Gould Eats Snails.

Jay Gould has set down-towners to
eating snails. Nearly every afternoon
since his far-western trip the great lit
tie tinancier has stopped at the office
OF a transatlantic steamer company,
staid a few seconds in the agents sane
tum, and emerged with brown paper
parcel, which he carried home with the
air of possessing something very prec-
ious. These packages contained each
about quart of snails, of the species
eaten in some parts of France, and es-
pecially imported by some of the steam
ship men as a favor to friends. Mr..
Gould got his appetite for snails in New
Mexico, however, and 'got it bad, y as
one close observer declares. He has
the things cooked under stringent or
ders to boil them first in their shells.
then submerge in a highly favored
sauce, and finally roast them. They
are served in the shell. which by this
time are thoroughly Drowned When
eaten, they are piled hot on plate, aft
ter the manner of roasted clans, and
the eater extracts them by holding a
shell in his left hand, while with fork
in his right he gets the curious norsel
out. The taste is pleasant if one isn't
squeamish, and liking is easily acquir-
ed for the .'escargots, as they are call
ed in the restaurants where there they
have been this week suddenly introduce
ed. Some are brought from Flance,
but the bulk are gathered by boys in
the outlying districts. Mr. Gould has
hitherto been famous for plain diet,
and SO his mania for snails is all the
more Wall street wonder New York
San.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-08
had raised an uproarious family in
each insulator, and the first lineman

had raised an uproarious family in
each insulator, and the first lineman
who Skinned up to serve a writ of eject
ment got dose of trouble which made
his hair curl The way those hornets
expressed their opinion of Signal-Ser-
vice hospitality was sinful. It cost the
contractor forty-six able bodied line
men. nineteen barrels of breaI poultice
and a case of refined arnica to repair
the first eight miles of that line, and
the operations ceased. When the line
men got SO they could see well enough
out Of one eye to shoot they went gun
ming for Lieut.. Greedy, but he had al
ready fled the State in blue fog, and
the next I heard Of him he had barri-
caded himself somewhere in the neigh
borhood of the North Pole The line
remained in an active and warlike
statu gao until winter, and kilograms
We're forwarded by the aid of slow
but persever1ng mule. After the first
blizzard had claimed the hornets down
little and frozen the families into
solid Jumps the contractor resumed his
labors and recouped his losses by ship
ping the insulators to Baltimore for
canning CLANS and sent seven dozen
crates of assorted stings to England for
sale as sewing machine needles.
Now | am a peace-loving citizen and
I do not wish to imbrue my hand in
brigader's blood without just cause,
but if Gen. Greedy cooks up any more
such walrus climate for this latitude as
he gave us last week, just as I am on
the eve of a fishing trip, I will send
marked copies of the above story to
those capering linemen in sunny Texas,
and within. a week there will be an i'm
portant vacancy in the Signal Office
Henry Guy Carleton, IN New York
World.
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COlored Society Note.

Sam, Johnsing, a colored Lothario,
calls at the house of Matilda SNOWFALL.
Finding only her youngest sister at
home, proceeds to pump her. Say,
little gal. after I done come away las
night, did yer sister, Matilda, say sum
fine things about dis heah elegant
coloredl generman 81
Eyes, Mistah Johnsing, she did spoke
about yer, for fac'''
Use gwinter to glib yer some candy Ell
yer tole what she sa d about me. -
''She said dat de biggest Washers
turned out de smallest pertaters. -
Ieras Sittings.
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No Installment Plan for Him

do you love me, Jane, well enough
to marry me9n asked a young Peori,n
of q Monson street maiden.
'.Well, I don't know, John. When
first got acquainted with you almost
hated you. Then got SO could bear
YOU. Finally I liked youa little. If we
marry, I may in time come to love you
with all my heart.
mo, thank YOU said John, reach
ing for his hat, 81 don't believe / care
about marrying on the installmept
plan =
And he fled into the darkness, leav-
ing behind him victim with a broken
heart and patent hustle. It is little
things like this that leads us to de.
nounce the mercenarY character of the
age we live in. Peoria TRANSCRIPT.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-08
A Convenient Excuse.

One beauty about the new scheme of
executing criminals by electricity is
that it gives the family chance to
dodge the issue by saying that the hus-
band and father had been struck by
lightning. This IS much more gen
teel way of abiding to such catastro-
phe than to say John was hung. -
Crasvf ordsville journal.